2009-10 Misc News

6/29 Dirk Nowitzki submitted the papers announcing that he would
opt-out of the last year of his contract, making him a free agent. Donnie
Nelson plans to meat with Nowitzki when the free agency date begins, July
1, and hopes to soon reach a new contract agreement with Nowitzki (a new
contract can not be signed until the July Moratorium ends July 8).

6/24 Draft day trade: Dallas traded the rights to #50 Solomon Alabi
to Toronto for a 2013 2nd round draft pick and cash.

6/16 Congrats to Caron Butler on the birth of his daughter!

5/24 DeShawn Stevenson elected not to opt-out of his contract and,
thus, remains signed through 10-11.

5/22 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $100,000 for public comments he
made regarding soon to be (but not officially until July 1) free agent
LeBron James, which violated the league's anti-tampering rules.

5/11 Erick Dampier underwent minor arthroscopic surgery on
his left knee to clean out debris.

5/5 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Nowitzki
received 356 points including 10 1st team votes from a panel of 122 media
writers. It is the 10th time he has been selected to any of the 3 All-NBA
teams.

4/29 In the first round of the playoffs, San Antonio defeated Dallas
97-87 to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs.

4/27 Jason Terry (Dal) finished 2nd in the NBA 6th Man of the Year
Award. Terry received 220 points including 6 1st place votes. Jamal
Crawford (Atl) was the run away winner with 580 points including 110 1st
place votes.

4/26 The NBA fined Erick Dampier $35,000 for his comments about
the officiating after Friday's Dal-SA game.

4/23 Dirk Nowitzki played in his 100th playoff game.

4/18 Jason Terry is no longer playing with the face mask.

4/18 Dallas placed Tim Thomas (personal reasons) on IL.

4/15 The NBA named Rick Carlisle and Stan Van Gundy (Orl) as
Coaches of the Month for April. Dallas went 5-2 and Orlando went 7-1.

4/14 Dallas finished the 2009-10 regular season with a record of
55-27 and the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The Mavs will face San
Antonio (#7) in the First Round of the Playoffs.

4/12 Caron Butler (strained right hip flexor) did not play in the
LA Clippers game.

4/12 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwight Howard (Orl) as
Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 33.7 pointa and 8.7 rebounds as
Dallas went 3-0.

4/11 Brendan Haywood suffered a sprained ankle during the 2nd
quarter of the Sacramento game and did not return (more of a precaution
than serious injury).

4/11 Shawn Marion (strained left oblique muscle) did not play in the
Sacramento, Portland, and Memphis games.

4/9 With Dallas' win and San Antonio's loss, Dallas clinched the
Southwest Division title - the 3rd time in team history Dallas has won the
division title.

4/9 Shawn Marion (strained left oblique muscle) did not play in the
Portland and Memphis games.

4/3 Shawn Marion left the Oklahoma City game during the 2nd quarter
with a strained left oblique muscle (side) and did not return.

3/31 With the win over Memphis, Dallas won their 50th game of the
season - the 10th straight season that Dallas had won 50 or more games.

3/8 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James (Cle) as
Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 26.8 points and 8.8 rebounds as
Dallas went 4-0. Wade averaged 33.3 points and 12 assists as Miami went
3-0.

3/5 Jason Terry underwent surgery on his face to repair damage
done during Wednesday's Minnesota game. Terry received an elbow to the
face during the 3rd quarter and left the court briefly before returning
to action. It was later determined that Terry suffered from a fractured
oribal bone and broken nose. Terry is expected to be out 10 to 14 days.

3/1 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James (Cle) as
Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 31.8 points and 8.3 rebounds as
Dallas went 4-0. James averaged 30.7 points and 10.3 assists as Cleveland
went 3-0.

2/28 With his 2nd steal during the New Orleans game, Jason Kidd
passed Maurice Cheeks (2,310) for 4th place on the NBA all-time steals
list. Gary Payton (2,445), Michael Jordan (2,514), and John Stockton
(3,265) remain ahead of Kidd.

2/26 Caron Butler (reaction to medication) did not play in the Atlanta
or LA Lakers games.

2/26 The NBA fined Andrew Bynum (LAL) $25,000 for publically
criticizing the refs following the 2/24/10 Dal-LAL game in saying that it
felt like the Lakers were playing 5-on-8.

2/14 During the Legends Brunch on Sunday morning, a number of
former Mavs received Legends awards. Derek Harper recieved the Legends
Leadership Award, James Donaldson received the Legends ABC (?, business,
community) Award, Rolando Blackman received the Legends Pioneer Award, Sam
Perkins received the Legends Humanitarian Award, and Mark Aguirre received
the Legends Career Achievement Award. Also, Alonzo Mourning received the
Legend of the Year Award.

2/13 Dirk Nowitzki hit the halfcourt shot to complete Team Texas'
shooting contest at 34.3 seconds in the finals of the Shooting Stars
competition to defeat Team Los Angeles, who had a time of 55.2 seconds.
In the first round, Team LA had a time of 1:00, Team Texas had a time of 1:28,
team Sacramento had a time of 1:46 and Team Atlanta had a time of 1:47 -
the top 2 teams advanced to the finals. Team Texas consisted of Nowitzki,
Kenny Smith, and Bekcy Hammon.

2/12 All-Star West coach George Karl (Den) named Dirk Nowitzki to
replace the injured Kobe Bryant (LAL) in the starting lineup for the
All-Star game.

2/11 NBA commissioner David Stern named Jason Kidd as an injury
replacement for Kobe Bryant (LAL, sore left ankle). [West coach George
Karl (Den) will select which West All-Star reserve will replace Bryant in
the starting lineup.]

2/9 Shawn Marion (lower back tightness) did not play in the Denver
game.

2/3 Dallas formally named Sean Heath as the new PA announcer for
Mavs games. Billy Hayes moved from Dallas shortly before preseason began
to attend to family matters. Hayes had been the PA announcer since 1/14/00.
The Mavs held PA tryouts during the preseason and the 2 finalists, Heath and
Michael Taylor, alternated PAing home games for the first 15 regular season
games. Heath has been the PA announcer for all the games since December 22.

2/1 Rodrigue Beaubois fell hard to the floor during the 1st quarter
and did not return with a bruised lower back.

12/18 Dirk Nowitzki left the game vs Houston during the 2nd quarter
with a large gash on his elbow that needed 3 stitches and he did not return.
Nowitzki's elbow inadvertantly hit Carl Landry (Hou) in the mouth while
driving and Landry also left the game and did not return as he lost 5
teeth (2 of which had to be removed from Nowitzki's elbow) and was taken
to the hospital for emergency dental work.

11/24 Dirk Nowitzki was named as one of the 10 finalists for the
Jefferson Award for Public Service (any sports). Nowitzki, Dwight Howard
(Orl), and Tyrus Thomas (Chi) were the NBA players amongst the 10.

11/24 Quinton Ross (sore lower back) did not play in the 2nd half
of the Golden State game.

11/24 Shawn Marion (sprained left ankle) did not play in the Golden
State, Sacramento, or San Antonio games.

11/17 Dallas activated Tim Thomas and placed Erick Dampier on IL.
Dampier is undergoing further medical tests and the results are not
expected to be known until next week (and he will not play until they
figure out why he felt ill on the 15th).

11/16 Erick Dampier (ill) did not play in the Milwaukee game.

11/15 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Brandon Jennings (Mil) as
Players of the Week. Nowitzki averaged 24.3 points and 8.8 rebounds as
Dallas went 3-1. Jennings averaged 43.5 points and 7 assists as Milwaukee
went 2-0.

11/15 Erick Dampier did not play in the Detroit game. Dampier felt
dizzy just prior to the game and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

11/13 Dallas activated Matt Carroll and placed Josh Howard on IL.
Howard is out indefinitely with a sore left ankle.

11/11 Josh Howard did not play in the 4th quarter of the San
Antonio game due to a sore left ankle.

10/17 Shawn Marion (sore right calf), Josh Howard (resting left
ankle), and Tim Thomas (right knee surgery) did not play in the Cleveland
and Detroit games.

10/11 Josh Howard (resting left ankle) and Tim Thomas (right knee
surgery) did not play in the Memphis or Washington games.

10/5 Shawn Marion (sore right knee), Josh Howard (resting left
ankle), and Tim Thomas (right knee surgery) did not play in the Orlando
game.

10/2 In the annual Blue-White scrimmage, the game ended in a tie
at 42-42. Shawn Marion had the game tying putback with 7.5 seconds left
in the 2 10-minute halves game. The players for the blue team were
Marion, Jason Kidd, Roddy Beaubois, Matt Carroll, Nathan Jawai, Erick
Dampier, and Kris Humphries. For the white team, the players were Quinton
Ross, J.J. Barea, Jason Terry, James Singleton, Dirk Nowitzki, Jake
Voskuhl, and Drew Gooden. Tim Thomas (knee surgery) and Josh Howard
(limiting minutes due to off season ankle surgery) did not play.

9/16 Tim Thomas is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his
right knee on Tuesday. He has a cartilage injury in the knee and the
extent of the damage won't be know until the surgery is performed.
Original estimates are that he will be out 3 to 6 weeks.

9/14 Tim Thomas suffered a knee injury will playing a pick-up game.
It is not known how serious the injury is.

9/14 Dallas re-signed James Singleton to a 1 year, $1.03 million
contract (the qualifying offer).

9/14 Dallas released Greg Buckner. Only $1 million of Buckner's
09-10 salary ($4 million) was guaranteed.

8/11 Dallas 2nd round draft pick (#56) Ahmad Nivins has signed a
contract to play with Manresa of Spain for the 09-10 season. Dallas
retains his NBA rights.

8/11 Dallas elected not to match Minnesota's 3 year, $7 million
offer sheet to restricted free agent Ryan Hollins, making Hollins a member of
the Timberwolves.

8/3 Minnesota signed Dallas restricted free agent Ryan Hollins to
an offer sheet. Dallas has 7 days to match the offer, else Hollins
becomes a member of the Timberwolves.

7/30 Dallas signed free agent Drew Gooden to a 1 year, $4.5 million
contract (used most of the mid-level exception to sign him).

7/6 Dallas signed 1st round draft pick (#25) Rodrigue Beaubois to a
2 year, $2,231,520 contract with 2 more years worth $3,464,053 at the
team's option.

7/5 Dallas has reportedly reached a 3 year, $25 million contract
with Jason Kidd. The contract can not be signed until the July Moratorium
ends July 8.

7/2 Dallas has reportedly reached a contract agreement with Orlando
restricted free agent Marcin Gortat to a 5 year contract at the mid-level
excemption (excemption amount is still to be determined). The contract can
not be signed until
the July Moratorium ends July 8. Being a restricted free agent, Orlando
would have 7 days to match the contract after it is signed.

7/2 Dallas has reportedly reached a contract agreement with Memphis
free agent Quinton Ross. The contract can not be signed until
the July Moratorium ends July 8.